Duddy is a tricky one. Enormously popular in NYC and an amazing draw. However, because of that, his promoters match him easy. His level of competition is not there, but the power clearly is. The man can punch, he is hittable though. The guy he fought last nught hit him a lot, just didnt have power. Certainly exciting and one to keep an eye on, but not a sure thing at all. Its a shame that we wont see him agianst real competion for a while, probably until he gets on HBO which wont be for a year or so imo.

We could reset the forum, maybe even get the mods to make it a sticky. Maybe you could pm one of them as you probaly know them better than me. I'll set up a poll to.

As far as the Winky Taylor fight, I will make a very early prediction now, but I reserve final judgement. I am going with Winky as of now. I love his style. His defense is the best in the business (although him and mayweather are very very close and it could go either way). I think this could look like the Trinidad fight with Winky controlling the action by blocking and popping out his hard jab, which is stronger than most because he fight with his strong hand in front. So I will go with Winky by UD.

This will never get stickied. The mods.. well 2 of them at least.. aren't exactly the best guys on the forum. I don't get along with either of them particularly well. D-Unit will never sticky something that is not of direct interest to him.

This is random as all hell, but I must state that Arturo Gatti is by far my favorite boxer of all time. Heart baby, heart.

Playing off of his nickname (Thunder) and his entrance theme (ACDC's Thunderstruck)

"That's not Thunder You Hear, it's Heart."

I like Gatti as well, but if he beats Baldomir he will probably be fighting Cotto and therefore I will hate him. He does put on amazing fights though and AC goes insane when he fights. Him vs Cotto would be definated FOTY candidate imo.

This is random as all hell, but I must state that Arturo Gatti is by far my favorite boxer of all time. Heart baby, heart.

Playing off of his nickname (Thunder) and his entrance theme (ACDC's Thunderstruck)

"That's not Thunder You Hear, it's Heart."

I like Gatti as well, but if he beats Baldomir he will probably be fighting Cotto and therefore I will hate him. He does put on amazing fights though and AC goes insane when he fights. Him vs Cotto would be definated FOTY candidate imo.

I can't wait for his fight with Baldomir, that fight is taylor made for him. I could actually see him defeating Baldomir.. but at his age and through all the wars he's been through I think the younger (and therefore stronger) Cotto would probably TKO him.

I CAN'T WAIT for his fight with Baldomir. I pray to god he wins. I hope its fight of the year and he proves he is the bar none the most exciting fighter in history.

I actually think everyone is overrating Baldomir. He beat a Judah who didnt train a lick for the fight. Baldomir is touggh, but he is not even a good boxer, he is about average. That said, I think it could be a possible fight of the year due to both fighters toughness and come forward style. But, I do see Gatti winning a UD if it makes the cards.

I'm a fan of Winky, but I don't see him winning over Taylor. JT is a beast. He just overwhelms his opponents with his jab.

He has a great jab, but he didnt use it all that much in the b-hop fights. Winkys jab is just as good imo, due to the fact that he fights with his strong hand in front. He is also a defensive wizard. I dont see Taylor cracking his defense, but i may change my mind. This really is a pick em fight.

I'm a fan of Winky, but I don't see him winning over Taylor. JT is a beast. He just overwhelms his opponents with his jab.

He has a great jab, but he didnt use it all that much in the b-hop fights. Winkys jab is just as good imo, due to the fact that he fights with his strong hand in front. He is also a defensive wizard. I dont see Taylor cracking his defense, but i may change my mind. This really is a pick em fight.

I agree with the pick 'em fight. It will probably be close to dead even in Vegas with Winky having possibly a slight edge in the odds.

As you said also, they both have tremendous jabs. This should be a fight of jabs... and hopefully it wont be boring because it sounds like me and a few buddies are setting up a night of drinking and boxing for this fight.

I'm a fan of Winky, but I don't see him winning over Taylor. JT is a beast. He just overwhelms his opponents with his jab.

He has a great jab, but he didnt use it all that much in the b-hop fights. Winkys jab is just as good imo, due to the fact that he fights with his strong hand in front. He is also a defensive wizard. I dont see Taylor cracking his defense, but i may change my mind. This really is a pick em fight.

I agree with the pick 'em fight. It will probably be close to dead even in Vegas with Winky having possibly a slight edge in the odds.

As you said also, they both have tremendous jabs. This should be a fight of jabs... and hopefully it wont be boring because it sounds like me and a few buddies are setting up a night of drinking and boxing for this fight.

btw, just to confirm for %100 sure, is it this weekend or next?

It is this weekend, June 17. It probably will be a boring fight to non-boxing fans, but if you appreciate a tactical fight (I do sometimes, and almost always when Winky fights) it should be interesting. I dont expect many fireworks.

I'm a fan of Winky, but I don't see him winning over Taylor. JT is a beast. He just overwhelms his opponents with his jab.

He has a great jab, but he didnt use it all that much in the b-hop fights. Winkys jab is just as good imo, due to the fact that he fights with his strong hand in front. He is also a defensive wizard. I dont see Taylor cracking his defense, but i may change my mind. This really is a pick em fight.

I agree with the pick 'em fight. It will probably be close to dead even in Vegas with Winky having possibly a slight edge in the odds.

As you said also, they both have tremendous jabs. This should be a fight of jabs... and hopefully it wont be boring because it sounds like me and a few buddies are setting up a night of drinking and boxing for this fight.

btw, just to confirm for %100 sure, is it this weekend or next?

It is this weekend, June 17. It probably will be a boring fight to non-boxing fans, but if you appreciate a tactical fight (I do sometimes, and almost always when Winky fights) it should be interesting. I dont expect many fireworks.

I am the same way. That's why I like watching Floyd fight, he's such a smart fighter and he's so tactical and accurate you gotta love it. It was tremendous to see him switch styles to fight Judah because he knew he'd have to fight textbook style against a guy with Judah's speed instead of his casual, front arm down style he often uses.

I do think Taylor has the power to KO Winky, and I think Winky could TKO Taylor if everything went perfect for him... but neither will probably happen.